Boyle Klöfver Duo

The Boyle Klöfver Duo is a young and exciting flute and guitar ensemble exploring unknown musical territory and breaking musical boundaries. They are equally at home in the classics as in lesser known repertoire by composers of today and tomorrow.

After meeting as students at the Royal College of Music, Kimberley Boyle and Nils Klöfver began performing together in 2009 and have since enjoyed appearances in concert series’ and music festivals in the UK and abroad.

Later this year the duo releases their anticipated first full length album “Histoire” with music spanning from fiery Argentinian tango to soulful arrangements of Scottish folk songs.

Libertango, Astor Piazzolla

Kimberley Boyle, flute

Kimberley was brought up in Perthshire, Scotland where she enjoyed music from an early age and began playing the flute at the age of 11. She attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama Junior Department and then in 2000 Kimberley moved to London to take up a place at the Royal College of Music – graduating in 2004 with First Class Honours.

Kimberley was then awarded scholarships from the Musicians Benevolent Fund, The Countess of Munster Musical Trust, Sir James Caird’s Travelling Scholarship and The Cross Trust, which enabled her to continue her studies at postgraduate level. Kimberley won some of the RCM’s most prestigious prizes, including the Senior Wind Prize, and achieved a Distinction in Orchestral Performance.

Since completing her studies, Kimberley has been based in London as a freelance musician and is also a dedicated teacher. Her performance work includes solo/chamber recital engagements and orchestral flute/piccolo playing.

Kimberley has been on trial for the position of sub-principal flute with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, is a regular member of the Brandenburg Sinfonia and enjoys working with major London orchestras, including the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Nils Klöfver, guitar

Nils Klöfver is a prize-winning Swedish guitarist based in London. Active as a concerto soloist, solo recitalist and in various ensembles, he is enjoying a busy freelance career with engagements in recording studios as well as in concert halls.

Nils began learning the guitar aged 7 at Borlänge Musikskola and at the Musikkonservatoriet in Falun. In 2002 he moved to London to begin his studies with Gary Ryan and Carlos Bonell at the Royal College of Music. He graduated from the Bachelor of Music (Hons) course in 2006 with a 1st class degree. In the same year he also won first prize in the Royal College of Music Guitar Competition, made his debut at the Wigmore Hall and appeared as a finalist in the distinguished Jörgen Rörby competition in Sweden.

He has received scholarships from Musikaliska Akademien, the Cultural Council of the City of Borlänge and Sparbanks-stiftelsen. As well as performing on the standard classical guitar Nils also gives recitals on the alto guitar – an eleven-
string instrument merging together the best qualities from the renaissance lute with the modern guitar.

Nils has performed in major London venues such as the Wigmore Hall, St. Martin-in-the-Fields and Cadogan Hall, and frequently returns to Sweden, Spain, France and Germany for concerts. Outside of Europe his playing has taken him to Japan and North and South America.

Unique concerts in unique settings – that’s the cornerstone of the Castle Concert Series. By handpicking venues, careful programming of repertoire and well presented introductions to each piece, we create an intimate ambience where music and space come together, to give the audience an experience above the ordinary.

The internationally acclaimed Boyle Klöfver Duo started the series in 2014 and now returns to Scotland once again to their hugely successful and third season of Castle Concert Series. This is the third and biggest season yet for Castle Concert Series, with each previous season receiving a fantastic response from audience members and castle managers alike.